PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
January 2011
RESIDENTIAL
500 kWh
TEXAS
UTILITIES
2011
January
2010
%
Change
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
Rank
Low=1
INVESTOR OWNED
Cap Rock Energy
El Paso Electric
Entergy Texas
Southwestern Public Service
Southwestern Elec Power
SWEPCO North Texas
Average
($)
57.84
57.37
55.22
43.50
41.15
41.15
49.37
($)
66.69
58.83
43.14
43.04
37.79
50.51
50.00
-13.3%
-2.5%
28.0%
1.1%
8.9%
-18.5%
-1.3%
6
5
4
3
1
1
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
66.72
49.00
65.39
60.37
59.22
45.83
65.39
56.81
12.7%
6.9%
0.0%
6.3%
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
39.69
47.12
49.72
45.51
51.16
42.02
43.67
51.04
45.58
50.60
-5.5%
7.9%
-2.6%
-0.1%
1.1%
500 kWh
$42.63
$58.11
$51.74
1000 kWh
$82.54
$109.22
$96.59
$50.83
$96.12
500 kWh
1000 kWh
$59.65
$119.30
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
PSCo (Colorado)
Other U.S. Utilities Average
U.S. AVG. (October 2010)
2011
January
2010
%
Change
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
Rank
Low=1
January
2010
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
kWh
1,510
638
1,657
1,167
1,739
1,739
1,408
($)
151.89
71.82
158.75
94.06
111.12
111.12
116.46
5
1
6
2
3
3
($)
105.69
109.72
105.44
81.41
70.12
70.12
90.42
($)
123.39
113.16
81.70
80.48
63.06
95.01
92.80
-14.3%
-3.0%
29.1%
1.2%
11.2%
-26.2%
-2.6%
5
6
4
3
1
1
3
1
2
115.94
85.99
112.28
104.74
100.94
80.65
112.28
97.96
14.9%
6.6%
0.0%
0.07
3
1
2
1,336
1,418
1,485
1,413
149.02
116.91
157.75
141.23
2
1
3
1
2
3
85.72
85.97
90.93
87.54
93.28
90.38
80.05
93.57
88.00
92.89
-5.2%
7.4%
-2.8%
-0.5%
0.4%
1
2
3
997
1,245
1,108
1,117
1,337
85.44
105.01
99.83
96.76
117.73
1
3
2
Please direct all questions relating to the distribution of this survey to
the Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7150.
Reminder to participants: To enable us to publish the comparison on
the 15th of each month, we request that your response reach us by
the 8th. Thank you for your cooperation.
Data Source: Data and computations are provided by each utility
listed.
Average Usage/Rates - Other U.S. Utilities
1,572
750
n/a
$123.65
$83.65
n/a
1,161
$103.65
Compiled by: Rate Regulation Division, Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Notes: The bill amounts may include the effects of temporary refunds and/or surcharges for items such as fuel. U.S. Average is based on average revenues from
Residential Retail Sales reported by the Energy Information Administration. As of 4/16/10, SWEPCO North Texas jurisdiction rates merged with SWEPCO rates.
2
1
n/a